Police officers in Western Province have arrested two male suspects in connection with an incident where a group of boys allegedly stoned a two-tonne vehicle causing damage to the vehicle on Sunday 10th September 2017 at Niumanda Village, near Gizo town.
The vehicle owner was also allegedly assaulted as he got out of the vehicle to speak with the youth.
A joint operation from Central and Naha Police in Honiara have arrested two suspects in relation to the alleged break in and stealing of a substantial amount of money and property from a vehicle parked at a shop in the Kukum area of East Honiara on 11 September 2017
The manager of the shop parked his car behind the shop with SBD$10,000.00 and US$5000.00 and bag with two pairs of shoes inside. After closing his shop in the evening, he went to his vehicle but discovered that his vehicle has been broken into and all the money and the shoes gone.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) is upgrading the skills of its detectives with a five-week Detective Qualifying Course coordinated by the Police Academy with other stakeholders including the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Judiciary.
Family members and representatives of the RSIPF Executive today (10 September) welcomed back two of the five RSIPF officers who have served under UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur, Sudan for the past year as they arrived at the Henderson International Airport in Honiara.
The five RSIPF officers were the first ever to be deployed by the local police to any UN Peacekeeping Mission around the world. The two officers who returned today are Charlton Metopa and Robert Satini.
Twenty-one officers of the RSIPF from stations throughout the country have completed a two-week Middle Management training program coordinated by the Police Academy at Rove in Honiara.
The training included topics such as, Organisational, Command and Community Responsibilities, Leadership and Legislations, Team Management, Communication Techniques, Leadership and Problem Solving Skills and Discipline Policies and Procedures.
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) will benefit greatly if its application to be a member of the INTERPOL is approved at its General Assembly which will be held in Beijing, China, later this month.
INTERPOL is the international police organisation designed to promote police cooperation against global crime. More than 190 countries are members of INTERPOL.
Police in Isabel Province is investigating the mysterious death of a 20-year-old male whose body was found in the bush near Salio Village, in North-East Isabel, on the night of 31 August 2017.
Acting Provincial Police Operational Manager, Isabel Province, Senior Sergeant Leonard Sopalehe says, “the death was suspicious after a registered medical nurse confirmed that the deceased body sustained injuries to his head and abdomen.”
The Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) has highly commended members of the public, the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF), the sponsors and all stakeholders for a successful and incident-free FIFA world cup qualifying match between Solomon Islands and New Zealand yesterday.
RSIPF Officers at the Taro Police Station, Choiseul Province have successfully resolved an incident at Sagighae Village, between the villagers and a group of men, children and women who came across from Bougainville following the death of one of their relatives.
This followed a report from Sagighae Village, South Choiseul on Sunday 3 September 2017 that there were some disturbances after the group from Central Bougainville arrived to mourn the death of their relative who was married to a local woman.
The RSIPF appeals to leaders of the cultist group called ‘Platform’ on Makira to come forward to discuss with the police in that Province the alleged shooting of an Anglican Tasiu at the Rea Highlands in the Central Makira Province Constituency by members of the group on 20 August 2017.
The Provincial Police Commander, Makira-Ulawa Province, Peter Sitai confirms that he had deployed his officers to investigate the incident but have not made any arrests so far.
